04.23.04 (RockAndMetal.com) DELAYS' debut album "Faded Seaside Glamour" is slated for release on May 18th via Rough Trade America. Band members Greg Gilbert (vocals/guitar), Aaron Gilbert (keyboards), Colin Fox (bass) and Rowly (drums) all hail from Southampton, UK. The official line on DELAYS is "The Hollies meets The Cocteau Twins", which is a reasonably neat way of referencing their confection of airy, tumbling melody, late-1960's harmony pop, and singer Greg Gilbert's voice. If one characteristic defines DELAYS' debut album -- recorded in intricate and lengthy sessions at Rockfield Studios -- it's delicious, duvet-wrapped melancholy and sun burnt devastation. It's as fresh as THE THRILLS and as old as THE HOLLIES. It's taken in everyone from BIG STAR to THE LA'S to GENEVA to THE STONE ROSES in between, and DELAYS tap into their sepia-soaked, moist-eyed heritage like a kick-ass "Wonder Years." The lush Happy Mondays-like groove of 'On,' the giddy pop of 'Hey Girl,' the gargantuan romantic whoosh of 'Wanderlust.' This is an album mournful of its... [full story]
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04.23.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Thrash heavyweights CARNAL FORGE will unleash their new album, "Aren't You Dead Yet?," on June 21st via Century Media. Tracks like opener 'Decades Of Despair' or the mighty closer 'The Strength Of Misery' build the framework of a great album without any compromises in "Aren't You Dead Yet?," which should convince fans of bands like SLAYER, THE HAUNTED or DEW-SCENTED that CARNAL FORGE are here to stay. On top of this, the band has completed work on a live DVD that is currently due for a Summer release entitled "Destroy Live." Recorded in Krakau, Poland in late January, The DVD will contains 20 songs, bonus material of shows in New York and Tokyo, interviews, etc., and is going to be released in Poland by Metal Mind Productions. CARNAL FORGE are also confirmed to perform on the three-day Swedenrock Festival 2004 with a slew of other bands, including THE SCORPIONS, MONSTER MAGNET, IN FLAMES, NIGHTWISH, EXODUS, U.D.O., etc.
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04.23.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Fearless Records has announce the signing of Temecula, California's YESTERDAY'S RISING to a recording deal. The band will enter the studio in a few weeks to record their brand new EP, "When We Speak, We Breath," which will be released sometime in mid to late June. With influences that span the entire rock scene, YESTERDAY'S RISING has mapped out a new progressive sound that hould help define their overwhelmed genre and help set a fresh standard for future artists. YESTERDAY'S RISING's musicianship -- combined with their style of melody and arrangements -- has been compared to bands such as FINCH and GLASSJAW. Lead singer Brandon Bolmer says: "Being signed to Fearless Records is a dream come true for me personally and my band. This last year has been unbelievable. We went from a band playing in garages to a band signed to a great label, and will play a majority of Warped tour dates. We love Fearless, and already feel like a family with them."
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04.23.04 (RockAndMetal.com) When Sweden's HEARSE released their 2003 debut album, "Dominion Reptilian," both music critics and fans stood up with keen interest. The album was a refreshing hybrid of musical styles, an embodiment of melodic death, classic Metal and hints of a more groovier Stoner influence. That release had amongst its ranks one fond character on its side - the voice of Johan Liiva. More than just the former vocalist for ARCH ENEMY, Liiva and HEARSE released "Dominion Reptilian" to high acclaim throughout Europe. The band's follow-up to "Dominion Reptilian," "Armageddon Mon Amour," has just been released through Karmageddon Media, and is much more detailed in scope with a much-improved production. The other two members of HEARSE, veteran drummer Max Thornell (Furbowl, Devourment) and long-time friend/guitarist Mattias Ljung round out the band with excellent musicianship on "Armageddon Mon Amour," a heady dose of Euro Death/Thrash that should not be ignored.
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04.23.04 (RockAndMetal.com) MELEE recently finished recording their full-length debut album, "Everyday Behavior," with producer J. Robbins at San Francisco's Tiny Telephone studios, which is scheduled for release on June 29th. Piano-based rhythms, sugar-coated pop hooks and Beach Boys-esque harmonies aren't things you would expect to hear from a band on the Hopeless/Sub City roster, the labels that launched the successful careers of such punk bands as THRICE and AVENGED SEVENFOLD. However, Orange County-based MELEE incorporates the aforementioned elements to formulate an album rich with songs that merge the Indie Rock sound with pop sensibilities that will strike a chord with not only the Punk-based crowd, but will also extend outwards to fans of arists such as ROONEY, MAROON 5 and MICHELLE BRANCH. Meanwhile, Southern California fans of the band will get the chance to catch the band live very soon, as MELEE are heading out on a mini-tour with RX BANDITS, and will be playing some local L.A. shows, as well as a record release party in the OC.
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04.23.04 (RockAndMetal.com) CATTLE DECAPITATION will begin a new tour in May alongside THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WATCH THEM DIE, VITAL REMAINS and SOILENT GREEN. Upcoming Dates:
05/01 Wilkes-Barre, PA [Metropolis] • 05/02 Fayetteville, NC [Jester's Pub] • 05/03 West Springfield, VA [Jaxx] • 05/04 Farmingdale, NY [Downtown] • 05/05 Philadelphia, PA [The Trocadero] • 05/06 Albany, NY [Valentine's] • 05/07 New York, NY [The Knitting Factory] • 05/08 Providence, RI [Club Liquid] • 05/09 Cleveland, OH [Peabody's] • 05/10 Louisville, KY [Pappy's] • 05/11 Sauget, IL [Pop's] • 05/12 Cedar Falls, IA [Reverb] • 05/13 Milwaukee, WI [Vnuk's Lounge] • 05/14 Chicago Heights, IL [Oasis One Sixty] • 05/15 Omaha, NE [Ranch Bowl] • 05/16 Denver, CO [Rock Island] • 05/17 Salt Lake City, UT [Lo Fi] • 05/19 Los Angeles, CA [The Key Club] • 05/20 Santa Ana, CA [Galaxy Theatre] • 05/21 Phoenix, AZ [Mason Jar] • 05/22 Albuquerque, NM [Launch Pad]
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04.22.04 (Reuters) LIZ PHAIR is slated to headline the Chicks With Attitude Tour, which will visit 18 North American cities from August to early September. Other artists set to appear include THE CARDIGANS' lead singer Nina Persson, Katy Rose and Charlotte Martin. A preview show will take place May 3rd at The Hudson Theater in New York. A tour spokesperson would not reveal exact dates, but confirmed the trek will visit the following cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Providence, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Toronto and Washington, D.C. Phair has been on tour in support of her 2003 self-titled Capitol Records release, which has sold 334,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Her only upcoming dates are May 21st at Z100's "Zootopia" concert in New York and the next day at KISS-108 FM's multi-artist bash in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
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04.22.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Newly signed Trustkill Records recording artists IT DIES TODAY have commenced the recording of their upcoming full-length debut album, "The Caitiff Choir," at Spider Studios in Cleveland, Ohio with producer Tony Gammalo (Chamaira) - slated to be released at the end of August. Born and bred amidst the Buffalo, New York Hardcore scene, IT DIES TODAY formed in August of 2001. The love child of current vocalist Nick Brooks, guitarist Chris Cappelli and bass player Steve Lemke, they soon began spreading their melodic gospel to the Tri-State area. IT DIES TODAY create an addictive blend of brutal riffs and punishing breakdowns combined with an eastern sensibility for dark melodies that serve as an undertone to their Hybrid Metal style. Since the release of their "Forever Scorned" EP last year on Life Sentence Records, IT DIES TODAY have also been touring their asses off ever since with other bands including BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, ALEXISONFIRE, UNDYING and more.
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04.22.04 (AP) STARSHIP may have "built this city on rock and roll," but Blender magazine is tearing it down, naming the band's song 'We Built This City' as the worst song ever. Some tunes on the "50 Worst Songs Ever!" list were selected for their melodies, others "are wretchedly performed" and "quite a few don't make sense whatsoever," the magazine said. The list, which appears in the May issue, includes songs by NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, MEAT LOAF, THE DOORS, LIONEL RICHIE, MC HAMMER and THE BEACH BOYS, among others. Blender describes 1985's 'We Built This City' as "the truly horrible sound of a band taking the corporate dollar while sneering at those who take the corporate dollar." Starship lead singer Grace Slick says, "This is not me," when the magazine reminds her of the tune. "Now you're an actor. It's the same as Meryl Streep playing Joan of Arc," Slick said.
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04.22.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Finnish quintet CHILDREN OF BODOM have just returned to the U.S. on tour with ICED EARTH and EVERGREY, in support of "Hate Crew Deathroll." Dates And Venues:
04/24 Detroit, MI [Harpo's Concert Theatre] • 04/25 Columbus, OH [Newport Music Hall] • 04/26 Toronto, ONT [The Guvernment] • 04/28 Montreal, QC [The Medley] • 04/29 New York, NY [BB King's] • 04/30 Philadelphia, PA [Trocadero] • 05/01 Worcester, MA [Palladium] (New England Metal And Hardcore Festival) • 05/02 Springfield, VA [Jaxx] • 05/04 Atlanta, GA [Masquerade] • 05/05 Lake Buena Vista, FL [House Of Blues] • 05/07 New Orleans, LA [House Of Blues] • 05/08 Houston, TX [Engine Room] • 05/09 Austin, TX [The Back Room] • 05/10 Dallas, TX [Deep Ellum] • 05/12 Denver, CO [Ogden Theater] • 05/14 Vancouver, BC [Commodore Ballroom] • 05/15 Seattle, WA [Graceland] • 05/17 San Francisco, CA [Avalon Ballroom] • 05/18 Anaheim, CA [House Of Blues] • 05/19 Scottsdale, AZ [Cajun House] • 05/20 Los Angeles, CA [House Of Blues]
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04.22.04 (Reuters) SIMON AND GARFUNKEL will return to the U.S. concert circuit this Summer, beginning the second leg of its "Old Friends" tour June 10th in Albany, New York. As was the case with the first leg, THE EVERLY BROTHERS will join Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel during the upcoming concerts. Confirmed Tour Dates:
06/10 Albany, NY [Pepsi Arena] • 06/11 Uncasville, CT [Mohegan Sun Arena] • 06/12 Philadelphia, PA [Wachovia Center] • 06/16 Pittsburgh, PA [Mellon Arena] • 06/17 Buffalo, NY [HSBC Arena] • 06/19 Grand Rapids, MI [Van Andel] • 06/20 Cincinnati, OH [U.S. Bank Arena] • 06/22 Nashville, TN [Gaylord Entertainment Center] • 06/23 Indianapolis, IN [Conseco Fieldhouse] • 06/25 Milwaukee, WI [Bradley Center] • 06/26 St. Louis, MO [Savvis Center] • 06/27 Kansas City, KS [Kemper Arena] • 07/01 Los Angeles, CA [Hollywood Bowl] • 07/02 Fresno, CA [Save Mart Center] • 07/03 Las Vegas, NV [MGM Grand Arena] • 07/06 Dallas, TX [American Airlines Center] • 07/07 Houston, TX [Toyota Center] • 07/08 New Orleans, LA [New Orleans Arena]
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04.22.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Swedish Progressive Power Metallers TAD MOROSE have received mighty accolades for the album "Modus Vivendi" from Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles by tying with KATAKLYSM's "Serenity In Fire" for the May Brave Pick. TAD MOROSE can add to that several European awards that the album has won including 10 X Dynamite in Germany's Rock Hard and Album Of The Month in both Sweden Rock and Germany's Heavy, Oder, Was. Guitarist Christer "Krunt" Andersson also sent this update to fans recently: "We're busy rehearsing for the up-n-coming European tour with EDGUY that kicks off May 6th. We are only on the Scandinavian leg of the tour, and it will be fun as we haven't before played in Finland and rarely play Sweden. I can't wait to meet our Scandinavian fans! At the end of May we are also playing Sweden's Decibel 2000 Festival. The band is also looking forward to September when we are playing Progpower USA V in Atlanta." - Cheers, Christer "Krunt" Andersson
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04.21.04 (Reuters) BILLY CORGAN played his first-ever solo show in his Chicago hometown Monday at The Metro, the venue where he first cut his teeth with SMASHING PUMPKINS and has used as a rehearsal space as of late. Working on any number of projects, including a solo album, a poetry book and a new website/blog, Corgan chose to perform a series of songs he has written about his hometown. The evening was filmed for a DVD, but the songs might never be recorded in any other fashion. Each of the 1,100 audience members -- some of whom waited as much as 13 hours outside the venue in order to be up front -- received a program/lyric book. Besides lyrics, the booklets were filled with photos from the 1893 Columbian Exposition And World's Fair, which was hosted by Chicago and served as inspiration for some of the songs. The focus of the 15-song show was a 12-song cycle with topics ranging from Chicago's baseball teams ('Black Sox') to a defunct theme park ('Riverview'), to The World's Fair ('The World's Fair' and 'White City.'). Several of the songs had surfaced in early shows by his now-defunct post-Pumpkins project ZWAN, but many... [full story]

04.21.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Brooklyn-based SCAR CULTURE have been busy writing the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut, "Inscribe," and this will also be the first effort to feature new vocalist Roman Garbacik. The group will also debut some of their new material at this month's New England Metal And Hardcore Festival. Guitarist John Conley checked in with the following update: "Greetings and sorry it's been so long since the last update but we've been extremely busy getting the new material in shape. I don't think you're going to be disappointed. Yes, it has been a long time but who the fuck is waiting for a mediocre record, right? Anyways, asides from pushing ahead with new material we've been playing locally on the East Coast to get the new shit in shape and remind fuckers just who the hell we are. We just played a killer show on Long Island with our old friends Shadows Fall, God Forbid and All That Remains and our new buds Burnt By The Sun. Next stop is the New England Metal And Hardcore Fest. Make the effort to be there! It should be unbelievable! Stay tuned, and thanks for your continued support."
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04.21.04 (AP) SHERYL CROW has performed across the country, but never during one show. On May 4th, Crow will perform on board a United Airlines flight, marking the launch of United's partnership with Sony's new Connect Online Music Service. "I like to think of it as taking in-flight entertainment to all new heights," Dave Keenan, vice president of UAL Loyalty Services, quipped to The Associated Press. Sony Connect plans to eventually have more than a half-million songs available for download for 99 cents each. Albums will cost $9.95. With United's "Music For Miles" program, frequent flier customers will be able to earn miles when purchasing downloads, as well as buy music with miles. Both sites will launch later this Spring, Keenan said. Crow, a select group of fans and invited guests will fly from Chicago to Los Angeles on the planned flight. Crow is slated to perform for 40 minutes with a guitar player for an acoustic set. After landing, Crow will perform again at a party that will celebrate the launch of the new digital Sony Walkman.
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04.21.04 (RockAndMetal.com) "A Symphony Of Horror performed by THE VISION BLEAK and the Shadow Philharmonics featuring Letzte Instanz" is the title of an exclusive performance Horror Metallers THE VISION BLEAK are scheduled to stage this coming July 4th at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Leipzig. At the performance, "The Captains Of The Death Ship" will be accompanied by THE SHADOW PHILHARMONICS, a string ensemble that also features classical singers - among them being vocalist Thomas Helm from EMPYRIUM, as well as the members of the German group LETZTE INSTANZ. The performance will be part of this year's With Full Force Open Air festival. THE VISION BLEAK will play that festival's last slot after highlights including the likes of SLIPKNOT, DIMMU BORGIR, MONSTER MAGNET, TIAMAT, and several others. Sven Borges, promoter of the With Full Force festival, is very impressed by THE VISION BLEAK: "Damn, they are genius. So individual and different, yet hard and gloomy. Something new for sure! At With Full Force, their 'Symphony Of Horror' will definitely be in the right place!"
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04.21.04 (Reuters) The family of a French actress beaten to death by her rock star boyfriend in Lithuania is appealing against his eight-year jail sentence, their lawyer said. Marie Trintignant died last August of head injuries sustained during a fight in Vilnius where she was shooting a film. She was 41 years old, and a mother of four. Her boyfriend, Bertrand Cantat, lead singer of popular French rock band NOIR DESIR ("Black Desire"), was convicted of homicide by a Lithuanian court last month and sentenced to prison for beating Trintignant to death in a hotel room row. "My client is exercising her right to appeal," the Trintignant family's lawyer Kazimieras Motieka told Reuters, saying Trintignant's mother Nadine wanted the jail sentence raised to 10 years. "We do not see any of the mitigating circumstances the court took into account when deciding the sentence," Motieka said. Cantat, 40, who had faced a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, told the court he slapped his lover during a heated quarrel in their hotel room, causing her to fall and hit her head on a radiator. He said he had not intended to kill her.
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04.21.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Dynamic Thrash/Metal quintet SHADOWS FALL will embark on a national U.S. headlining tour this Summer in preparation for their fourth full-length release, due to be issued on Century Media. The trek, dubbed the "Strhess Tour," will also feature AS I LAY DYING, HIMSA and REMEMBERING NEVER. Check out the tour's official website, www.strhesstour.com, for all dates and current news. SHADOWS FALL just entered Planet Z Studios (Hatebreed) to track the follow up to 2002's "The Art Of Balance." The group's first-ever DVD, "The Art Of Touring: Drunk And Shitty In Every City," compiled by Zach Merck (director of the 'Destroyer Of Senses' and 'Idiot Box' videos), is also now complete. Look for the DVD to hit stores this Summer and for the new album in the early Fall. SHADOWS FALL vocalist Brian Fair checked in with this recent update: "What's happenin' everyone? Lots going down in the SHADOWS FALL camp these days. Last weekend we had our first shows in over four months, which for us felt like an eternity. Every show was incredible, and it felt amazing to be back onstage with the boys, back where we belong."
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04.20.04 (Reuters) A signed sketch believed to be the last thing JOHN LENNON wrote before being assassinated about half an hour later is now up for sale for $325,000, the former switchboard operator to whom he gave it to said. Rabiah Seminole said she was working at The Record Plant recording studios in Manhattan on Dec. 8, 1980 when Lennon left the building with Yoko Ono at about 10:25 p.m. She asked him for an autograph and he dashed off a sketch of two faces, signing it "for Ribeah, love, John." Ono also signed it. The former Beatle was shot and killed by Mark Chapman when he arrived back at his apartment that night just before 11 p.m. Seminole said she has decided to sell the sketch to raise money for a horse rescue center she runs in Chesapeake, Virginia. The sketch and autograph by Lennon is being sold online by dealer Gary Zimet on www.momentsintime.com. "Drawings like this are fairly common from him. He probably did thousands of these in his lifetime," he said. "But what is special is it's the last thing he ever wrote. That puts it in a league by itself." Lennon's handwritten lyrics to 'Nowhere Man' fetched $455,000 in an auction last Fall.

04.20.04 (RockAndMetal.com) The exciting live show of Progressive Metal band QUEENSRYCHE is captured on the new DVD, "The Art Of Live," released today by Sanctuary Records. "The Art of Live" was filmed in Summer and Fall 2003 on QUEENSRYCHE's tour promoting the Sanctuary studio album "Tribe," a co-headlining run with DREAM THEATER. Vocalist Geoff Tate, guitarist Michael Wilton, guitarist Mike Stone, bass player Eddie Jackson and drummer Scott Rockenfield perform QUEENSRYCHE classics on "The Art Of Live," the finest "Tribe" songs, and a cover encore of THE WHO's "Won't Get Fooled Again" featuring Dream Theater. The songs on "The Art of Live: include: 'Tribe,' 'Sign Of The Times,' 'Open,' 'Losing Myself,' 'Desert Dance,' 'Great Divide,' 'Rhythm Of Hope,' 'My Global Mind,' 'Roads To Madness,' 'Della Brown,' 'Breaking The Silence,' 'The Needle Lies,' 'Best I Can' and 'Won't Get Fooled Again.' "The Art of Live" was shot in black and white, and is presented in full-screen picture format with... [full story]

04.20.04 (RockAndMetal.com) BRAZIL's new album, "A Hostage And The Meaning Of Life," is being released today by Fearless Records. The new offering, the band's full-length debut, features 12 new songs written with the same ambitious attitude of the "Dasein" EP, melding elements of Progressive Rock, New Wave, and Punk. The sound palette that BRAZIL employs on "A Hostage And The Meaning Of Life" also comes from not only the usual six-member wall-of-sound, but a pastiche of strings, saxophone, three keyboards, and various combinations of metal and violin bow on guitar strings. Desiring to get their music into the ears of a bigger audience, the boys in BRAZIL sent their demo to every label and zine they could find in 2001. Within two weeks, they received a call from Fearless, and things quickly began to change. By November, they were touring with MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, and during the next five months they accompanied bands including HOPESFALL, KISSING CHAOS, and RETISONIC.
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04.20.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Sweden's DREAM EVIL continue their attack with the release of their third full-length album in three years on May 31st, entitled "The Book Of Heavy Metal." For those who can't wait, they will first release the CD-Single 'The First Chapter' next week on April 26th, which includes exclusive and unreleased material. Having always wanted to escape the boundaries of the modern "Power Metal" tag, DREAM EVIL have decided to stick with their most effective tools on The "The Book Of Heavy Metal"'s 12 new tracks: Skilled songwriting and direct riffing in the vein of classic acts like JUDAS PRIEST, ACCEPT, DIO and EUROPE characterize "The Book Of Heavy Metal," which also features guest appearances on the songs 'Into The Moonlight,' 'Crusaders' Anthem,' 'Chosen Twice' and 'Unbreakable Chain' by well-known keyboard player Mats Olausson (Yngwie Malmsteen albums, Kamelot Tour, Roxette TV Appearances, etc.). "The Book Of Heavy Metal" will also be released in a limited edition double digipak.
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04.20.04 (AP) A former Moonlite BunnyRanch prostitute who accused VINCE NEIL of assaulting her is suing the former MOTLEY CRUE frontman, the brothel, and its owner. The lawsuit, filed last week, seeks unspecified damages of at least $20,000 for lost wages and other costs stemming from the July 10th, 2003 incident. Neil, who has a home in Las Vegas, pleaded no contest earlier this month to misdemeanor battery in the incident. He was fined $1,000 and ordered to complete anger management classes. Andrea "TrixXxie Blue" Terry claims in her lawsuit that Neil grabbed her by the neck, pushed her against a window and pulled her to the floor after she and another prostitute refused to have sex with him until he paid $4,000 for each woman. The lawsuit claims brothel owner Dennis Hof was negligent because he didn't call police and because the panic button in her room wasn't working. Hof told The Las Vegas Sun he believes Terry made up the story. He said Terry should have known Neil would not have to pay for her services. "We don't charge celebrities, we pay the girls ourselves," Hof said.

04.20.04 (RockAndMetal.com) CRASH MUSIC, INC. has announced that they have signed an exclusive distribution agreement for the United States with Caroline Distribution. The company had been previously distributed by Innovative Distribution Network. Caroline Distribution's Vice President Of Label Relations Michael Bull says, "Myself and everyone at Caroline are excited to be working with Crash Music. Mark has built up what has become one of America's best metal labels, and we're very happy to have them aboard." CRASH MUSIC, INC.'s Mark Nawara comments, "We are very excited and pleased to be working with such a great company as Caroline. They have proven over the years that they are one of the few distribution companies that know how to sell metal. I look forward to a long and successful relationship". The first new releases to benefit from the new distribution deal will be released in July.

04.19.04 (AP) In Fallujah's darkened, empty streets, U.S. troops blast AC/DC's 'Hell's Bells' and other rock music full volume from a huge speaker, hoping to grate on the nerves of this Sunni Muslim city's gunmen and give a laugh to Marines along the front line. Unable to advance farther into the city, an Army psychological operations team hopes a mix of hard rock, heavy metal and insults shouted in Arabic - including "You shoot like a goat herder" - will draw gunmen to step forward and attack. But no luck Thursday night. The loud music recalls the Army's use of rap and rock to help flush out Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega after the December 1989 invasion on his country, and the FBI's blaring progressively more irritating tunes in an attempt to end a standoff with armed members of the Branch Davidian cult in Waco, Texas in 1993. The Marines' psychological operations came as U.S. negotiators were pressing Fallujah representatives to get gunmen in the city to abide by a cease-fire... [full story]

04.19.04 (RockAndMetal.com) A lot of things happened in the FINNTROLL cave during the last couple of weeks. Last month, the band released their new MCD, "Trollhammaren." Now keep an eye open for FINNTROLL's new full-length album, "Nattfodd," which is being released today via Century Media Records. The band just finished a video clip for the MCD's title song, "Trollhammaren," which features the band having a chaotic party far beyond imagination. FINNTROLL have also been on a current European Tour with ENSIFERUM and THE WAKE. Remaining dates: 4/19 Essen, Germany [Zeche Carl] • 4/20 Munster, Germany [Breitenfeld Live Arena] • 4/21 Hamburg, Germany [Marx] • 4/22 Berlin, Germany [Halford] • 4/23 Glauchau, Germany [Alte Spinnerei] • 4/24 Wien, Austria [Planet Germany Music] • 4/25 Salzburg, Austria [Rockhouse] • 4/26 Innsbruck, Austria [Hafen] • 4/27 Budapest, Hungary [Mega Club] • 4/28 Ljubljana, Slovakia [Orto Club] • 4/30 Zofingen, CZ [Ox] • 5/01 Aalen, Germany [Rock It]
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04.19.04 (RockAndMetal.com) GENITORTURERS have kicked off their 2004 U.S. Spring tour with the release of a new song, 'Take It.' The tour, which begins Thursday in Houston, will feature a strong amount of groundbreaking new musical material, as well as intense levels of cirque' style showmanship and performance. The month long trek will take the band--across the U.S coast to coast with appearances in Los Angeles, Washington DC, San Francisco and Detroit among others. Defiantly thrustworthy, 'Take It' is a song that merges musical ferocity with visceral passion & dark melody generated deep within the flesh. Written by bass player Evil D Vincent, the feel is hard and heavy with slight echoes of his illustrious past as leader and vocalist of the band MORBID ANGEL. Seething yet seductive vocals by Gen give the song it's trademark GENITORTURERS appeal. Downloads of 'Take It' exploded on G-Tunes in its first week of release, with thousands of fans flocking to the band's website after the song's premiere on 98 Rock WXTB in Tampa, Florida.

04.19.04 (RockAndMetal.com) Dutch Progressive Metal band TEXTURES has parted ways with vocalist Pieter Verpaalen due to musical differences. However, a new vocalist has already been found in Eric Kalsbeek, formerly of BRAINSHAKE. TEXTURES' new album, "Polars," was recently voted Album Of The Month in major metal Dutch magazine Aardschock, and their first video for the song 'Ostensibly Impregnable' has gotten a roaring response on Holland TV channel The Box - entering their charts at No. 1. There's a large scale of words to define the Textures sound: dynamic, progressive, refreshing, aggressive, atmospheric. The use of modern, electronic instruments and uncommon measures isn't avoided either. The band's influences are also drawn from many different musical genres. At the end of 2001, TEXTURES' band members built a studio of their own to record "Polars," for which the production, mastering and artwork were left completely in the hands of the band.
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04.19.04 (Reuters) An antique piano that once belonged to ELTON JOHN has sold for $164,500 at a Dallas, Texas auction. The "Icons Of 20th Century Music Auction" was conducted Saturday night by Heritage Galleries of Dallas in conjunction with the 27th annual Dallas Guitar Show and MusicFest 2004. The white, 1910-era upright piano sold to an anonymous buyer outside the United States. "Elton John and his longtime composing collaborator, Bernie Taupin, wrote more than 100 songs on the piano, including 'Your Song' and 'Tiny Dancer,'" said Greg Rohan, president of Heritage Galleries. The piano, autographed by John and Taupin, was displayed for the past two years at The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland. Other auction highlights included $15,312 for the "Hollywood Walk Of Fame" star brass plaque awarded to John in October 1975, and $11,750 for a party invitation card autographed in 1964 by The Beatles and their manager. John Lennon's 1975 Grammy presenters medal also went for $8,225, and two dress shirts worn by Elvis Presley sold for $1,225 each.

04.19.04 (RockAndMetal.com) INCAPACITY have finished the recording of their second album, "9th Order Extinct," which will be issued June 1st through Metal Blade Records. The new album was produced at Soundlab Studios (Nasum, The Project Hate, Disfear, Rotten Sound, etc...) in Orebro, Sweden with producer Mieszko (Nasum, Genocide Superstars fame). "9th Order Extinct" is an album consisting of ten fast, brutal and aggressive songs, where the style is a mixture of old-school Death Metal and new-school Thrash Metal - topped with a touch of Swedish melody. INCAPACITY formed in 2002, and released their critically acclaimed debut, "Chaos Complete," in 2003 via Cold Records. INCAPACITY also contains no greenhorns, in vocalist Andreas "Drette" Axelsson (ex-Marduk, Edge Of Sanity, Infestdead), guitarist Robert "Skoog" Ivarsson (Pan-Thy-Monium, Ashes), guitarist Christian Alvestam (Unmoored, Solar Dawn, Torchbearer), bassist Anders Edlund (Solar Dawn) or drummer Henrik Schonstrom (Unmoored, Solar Dawn, Torchbearer).

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